SHearthscience - Rock Gypsum-B

Adam Carey and Ross Enderson

Rock gypsum is a sedimentary rock.
Rock gypsum is chemical.
It is formed by the evaporative deposition of gypsum from a solution.
This rock is found in nature in mineral form and in rock form. (That is why this is called ROCK Gypsum.)
Its grain size is fine.
Rock gypsum's grain shape is angular.
It is a uniform rock.
Rock gypsum contains fossils, the type is unknown.
Rock gypsum is used for wall board and plaster products.
The gypsum plant closest to Jewell, Iowa is in Ames, Iowa, which is about 20 miles away.